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DAHLBERG´S IMPRESSIVE PLATES ON SWEDEN. DAHLBERG, ERIK. Suecia antiqua et hodierna. I-III + Index. About 1660-1718.

Oblong folio (410x480 mm). 353 engraved plates (of 355, some plates and Index cut to platemark and inset in somewhat later paper (as often), about 20 with repairs to engraving, about 90 repaired tears to margins or with new margin, some mounted, foxing or spotting to margins, folds mostly marginal, all numbered in ink on platemark, many plates with pencil notes to margin). With 13 pages Index at the end.
Full calf binding, renovated with new doblures and endpapres (by Wolfgang Bremer, 1972-76), partly worn and soiled, some rubbing, richly gilt spine in compartments with title, all edges gilt. Erased signature on margins of title engraving.

Collijn, Sveriges Bibliografi, 1600-talet, col. 197. Berlin Cat. 1, 2256. Gustaf Edvard Klemming, Ur en antecknares samlingar, Uppsala 1880-82, pp. 165-8. Sten G. Lindberg, Swedish Books, 37.

During his military service and studies in Germany, Erik Dahlberg (1625­1703) became acquainted with Matthaeus Merian the younger, the publisher of "Theatrum Europaeum" and the "Topographies". On his return to Sweden in 1661, Dahlberg obtained a privilege from the Government to make drawings for a similar publication. The engravings for this work were executed from these drawings by a total of 18 artists except for a few which were based on drawings by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl and Elias Brenner. The project began in 1667, when a number of plates were engraved by Nicolas and Adam Perelle, Jean Marot, Jean Le Pautre and F. Campion in Paris.
Dionysius Padt Brugge engraved 9 plates in Stockholm 1686-87. In 1687 Dahlberg approached another Dutch engraver, Willem Swidde, who produced 84 plates together with Erik Reitz and Martin Mytens. After Padt Brugge´s death, in 1696, he was succeeded by Johannes Van den Aveelen, who came to Stockholm in 1698. He made no less than 144 engravings. Samuel von Blesendorf in Berlin was employed for the portraits, amongst others.

Konditionsrapport

About 120 plates with repairs, minor damages, some tears etc. See text.

Auktionsnummer:

411096

Datum:

2016-10-06